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Ula Pontikos BSC discusses "Weekend"

Season 1, Ep. 6

Ula Pontikos discusses her first film "Weekend", working alongside Director Andrew Haigh, breathing life into a fledgling relationship, the cultural significance of colour and living life on the 11th floor.

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